Category Archives: A Few Lessons

Last year I met with a lady who wanted to sell me some of her belongings. I had bought from her previously so it was a comfortable situation. In the end on this visit she decided there were only two items she really wanted to sell after all (sigh!)–one I was interested in and one…

Some of you may remember I found what appeared to be a Meissen china jug, circa 1774-1814, at Goodwill a few weeks back. In the end, I spent about four hours researching this piece and learned that the date mark on mine was a commonly forged one. Hmmm. And unfortunately I never found this pattern…

Last weekend I was busy ordering Christmas gifts (almost done!) and putting more stuff in my Etsy store. But as I was digging through some of my unlisted inventory I found things I’d forgotten I’d bought! Oh jeez. Does this happen to anyone else?? It was a surreal experience. I suppose it was bound to…

Sometimes you get to a point when you know something needs to change…I’m at that point! Like many people in this biz I enjoy finding the items I put in my store. The hunt is the ridiculously fun part and it’s easy to spend a disproportionate amount of time on this one aspect. But with…

Finally, cooler days (and nights) that make me sigh with relief. Even with less daylight, I love fall. Don’t you? These days I’m spending more time adding things to my store (for the upcoming holiday season) but I haven’t completely stopped sourcing!! I’ve found a few goodies over the last three days that I’m quite…

Recently I refurbished our old cutting board with Boos Mystery Oil and Boos Board Cream. In the eight or more years we’ve used this board I have never used any product on it. It looked so dry and scratched up that I contemplated tossing it out and just buying a new one. But I decided…

When I was growing up we didn’t have a lot of posh things and certainly nothing that was sterling silver. But later, when I was an adult and finally had a few spare shekels to rub together, I would inevitably buy something old and sterling silver. Charm bracelets and souvenir spoons were a fav. Nowadays,…

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Do you scour thrift stores, yard sales, flea markets and estate sales looking for cool vintage and antique treasures? Me too! After years of collecting I’ve channeled my passion for vintage things into a small business. In this blog I share a few of my favorite finds and hunting adventures. Would love to hear about your fabulous finds and adventures too. Don’t be a stranger!